Katha:2.3.19

Mantra 2.3.19

Original Text:

सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
	तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥ १९ ॥

saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai |
	tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai || 19 ||

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
सह	saha	हम दोनों – गुरु और शिष्य दोनों	both (the teacher and the student)
नौ	nau	हम दोनों का – दोनों का (संबंधवाचक)	of us two
अवतु	avatu	रक्षा करे – सुरक्षा प्रदान करे	may (He) protect
सह	saha	हम दोनों – गुरु और शिष्य दोनों	both (the teacher and the student)
नौ	nau	हम दोनों का – दोनों का (संबंधवाचक)	of us two
भुनक्तु	bhunaktu	पालन करे – पोषण करे, भलाई करे	may (He) nourish
सह	saha	हम दोनों – गुरु और शिष्य दोनों	both (the teacher and the student)
वीर्यम्	vīryam	शक्ति – सामर्थ्य, ज्ञान की शक्ति	strength (especially, strength born of knowledge)
करवावहै	karavāvahai	प्राप्त करें – मिलकर प्राप्त करें, अर्जित करें	may we acquire (together)
तेजस्विनौ	tejasvinau	तेजस्वी हम दोनों – हम दोनों में तेज (ज्ञान) हो	may we both be bright (with knowledge)
अधीतम्	adhītam	अध्ययन किया गया – जो पढ़ा गया	what is studied
अस्तु	astu	हो – ऐसा हो, हो जाए	may it be
मा	mā	नहीं – निषेध सूचक	not
विद्विषावहै	vidviṣāvahai	द्वेष करें – एक-दूसरे से द्वेष करना	may we hate (each other)
ओम्	om	प्रणव – परमात्मा का प्रतीक	Om (the primordial sound, symbol of Brahman)
शान्तिः	śāntiḥ	शांति – शांतिपूर्ण स्थिति	peace

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: वह (ईश्वर) हम दोनों की रक्षा करें; वह हम दोनों का पालन-पोषण करें; हम दोनों मिलकर शक्ति (ज्ञान की शक्ति) प्राप्त करें; हमारे द्वारा किया गया अध्ययन फलदायी हो; हम दोनों एक-दूसरे से द्वेष न करें। ॐ शांति: शांति: शांति:।

English: May He protect both of us (guru and śiṣya); may He nourish both of us; may we acquire vīryam (the strength born of knowledge) together; may what is studied by us be well studied; may we not hate each other. oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ – Om! Peace! Peace! Peace!

Commentary

This śānti (expiatory prayer) is stated here for the purpose of removing all faults incurred by the śiṣya and ācārya, in the course of receiving and imparting knowledge respectively, and caused by dereliction of rules due to oversight or excitement. Let Him protect us both by illumining the nature of knowledge. Who? He alone, the Lord of all, revealed by the Upaniṣads. Again, let Him protect us both, by revealing the fruits of such knowledge. Let us together acquire the vīryam (strength) produced by knowledge. Moreover, may what is studied by us, who are tejasvinau (bright), be well studied! Or may what is studied, i.e., acquired by study, by us, be very potent! May we, śiṣya and ācārya, never hate each other, owing to blame incurred by us, by improper recital or instruction due to oversight! The repetition three times of ‘śāntiḥ’, as ‘Peace! Peace! Peace!’ is for averting all evil. The word Om is to show that the Upaniṣad ends here.

Concept List

saha
nau
avatu
bhunaktu
vīryam
tejasvinau
adhītam
śiṣya
ācārya
śāntiḥ
Om